Whenever a pope is dying, the Vatican goes into a special operating mode in order to ensure a seamless transition from the dying pope, to the College of Cardinals, to the election of the new pope. Thus, it is important to examine the total effort from beginning to end -- from the death and burial of the previous pope to the election and installation of the new pope.

Remember that the Vatican is not genuine Christianity, but is an old pagan religion camouflaged as Christianity; further, we have demonstrated that Catholicism is nothing more than Witchcraft, as there is no difference between what a Catholic priest does reciting a Mass by rote and what a witch or wizard does reciting a ritual. Until Pope Paul VI was elected pope in 1963, Catholicism practised a very powerful form of White Magic Witchcraft; however, he initiated the practice of Black Magick Witchcraft, which he signaled by using the Black Magick "Twisted Cross" Crucifix rather than the traditional Crucifix. Pope John Paul II continued this Black Magick Tradition, as we are certain Benedict will do also.

The Vatican today is practicing a powerful Black Magick Witchcraft, which is exactly the type of religion the Bible foretells Antichrist will practice. The emphasis we want you to hold in your mind is that Black Magick Witchcraft is being closely followed in these current events.

As we stated, earlier, the Vatican wants so strongly to provide a seamless, smooth transition from the deceased pope to the next pope, they exercise an incredible degree of control over every detail, from the largest to the most minute.

And, because they are pagans, Vatican officials believe that a good plan must proceed according to occult considerations: Sacred numbers, sacred dates, and astrological factors. In previous articles, we have demonstrated how the events surrounding Pope John Paul II's death and burial were undertaken according to occult considerations, and we shall quickly review these factors later in this article.

CARDINAL RATZINGER ELEVATED TO POPE BENEDICT XVI

But, now let us discuss the election and installation of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger to the office of Pope, taking the name Benedict XVI.

NEWS BRIEF: "German cardinal elected new pope: Ratzinger to be known as Benedict XVI", CNN News, April 20, 2005

"VATICAN CITY (CNN) -- Wearing traditional papal robes and a large smile, Joseph Ratzinger of Germany appeared Tuesday on a Vatican balcony as the 265th pontiff, Benedict XVI, as tens of thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square to cheer him ... Ratzinger, who turned 78 on Saturday, was John Paul II's chief theological adviser for 20 years ... On Tuesday, Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estevez announced Benedict XVI's election in the traditional Latin, but he prefaced it by saying the words 'brothers and sisters' in several languages, an introduction that is likely a bow to the universality of the Roman Catholic Church and its 1.1 billion members..."

"White smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney gave the first indication that the cardinals had chosen a pope. The crowd clapped and waved flags as the smoke billowed over Vatican City about 5:50 p.m. Suspense built for the next 10 minutes as pilgrims waited for the ringing of bells -- at which point the onlookers let out a roar of jubilation ... The conclave of 115 cardinals had voted three times previously -- once Monday night and twice Tuesday morning -- before selecting the new pope."

Now, let us quickly review the occult factors present in this news story.

1. Cardinals Elect Cardinal Ratzinger On April 19

When the Vatican announced the death of John Paul II on April 2, I took mental note that a most important celebration in the Satanic calendar was approaching, and wondered if the events required to choose a successor might fit into this annual calendar. You see, Black Magick practitioners celebrate a 13-day period from April 19 - May 1 known as the "Blood Sacrifice To The Beast".

The first day, April 19, is most important as human sacrifice is required by covens all across the globe. This 13-day period is really bracketed at both ends for important days in the esoteric calendar. April 19 is a very important day, but even more so is May 1, the celebration known as Beltane -- the second most holy day in the occult calendar, second only to Halloween.

Numerous key events in history have occurred on April 19. Let us quickly review them:

* On April 19, 1775, British troops from Boston confronted a band of armed farmers in Lexington's town square. Said John Parker, the farmers' leader, "If they mean to have a war, let it begin here."

Historians peg the beginning of the American Revolutionary War to this date. Occultists since then have understood the symbolism: the Revolutionary War was a Masonic war.

* April 19 1933 -- President Franklin D. Roosevelt takes the US off the gold standard.

* April 19, 1943 -- Nazi Storm Troopers used flame throwers that incinerated courageous Jewish freedom fighters who had been resisting the Holocaust in the Warsaw Ghetto!

* April 19, 1961-Failed Bay of Pigs disastrous invasion of Cuba- freedom fighters betrayed by being promised
air support, which was not provided

* April 19, 1995 -- Oklahoma City At 9:02 a.m.: A massive car-bomb explosion was used as a detonator of; or
a diversion of attention away from, other INTERNAL EXPLOSIONS

Let us now quickly review various aspects of April 19, according to the occult mindset. (You can review much more informative detail in NEWS1347, entitled "Waco and Oklahoma - Black Magick Sacrifices"). Occult practitioners recognize that a sacrifice on April 19 must contain the following elements:

1. Maximum trauma, stress, mental anguish, and sheer terror.

2. The final act of this Illuminist scenario was, indeed, a fiery conflagration . Fire is extremely important of a symbol of the Black Magick Satanist.

3. Human sacrifice

On most years, these human sacrifices are never seen by the public as it is secretly carried out by selected covens throughout the world; however, on certain dates important to the implementation of the Illuminati global plan -- such as Waco and Oklahoma City -- the fiery blood sacrifice is carried out publicly.

Therefore, it is highly significant that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected pope on April 19, and that the announcement was made on that day. Remember our discussion, above, that the Vatican is now practicing Black Magick Witchcraft, the religion of Antichrist? April 19 is a Black Magick day! Therefore, when the cardinals more quickly than anyone expected them to act, voting Cardinal Ratzinger into the Papacy, and announced their election on April 19, that act branded this pope and his church, as Black Magick practitioners.

Now notice some other instances where occult numbers undergird the whole event. The calculations below are exactly what occultists do all the time. Remember, they believe that a good plan can fail if it is not carried out according to sacred numbers, days and astrological considerations. Thus, they sometimes jump through mental hoops to ensure that the numbers they desire are a key part of the event.

Key sacred numbers are thoroughly explained in NEWS1756; if you have not yet read this key article, please take a few moments to do so now.

We see these occult numbers in this story:

* Pope Benedict XVI is the 265th Pope in church history -- 2+6+5 = 13 (Occult number of rebellion)

* This pope turned 78 years of age on April 16. 7+8=15 (15 is 5+5+5 or 555) A triplication of any number is viewed as the strongest numeric expression possible, and is extremely strong when divisible by either '11' or '111' -- both numbers which point toward the coming Antichrist.

* Membership of the Roman Catholic Church is said to be 1.1 billion -- forming an '11'

* White Smoke billowed from the Sistene Chapel at about 5:50pm, forming a '55' (11x5)

Occult Numbers Noted In Other Sources

Further, Pope Benedict XVI is the 111th pope in St. Malachy's prophecy. It is hard to overemphasize the importance of '11' and '111' to the symbolism of the coming Masonic Christ (Antichrist). As we explain in NEWS1756, occultists followed the Biblical lead (Daniel 7:7-8) in assigning the number '11' to their approaching Christ. The number '111' has become synonymous with '11' in numeric symbolism.

Finally, the number of Cardinals needed to elect Cardinal Ratzinger as pope was '77' (11x7) - ("Cardinal Ratzinger, guardian of church doctrine, elected 265th pope", Catholic News Service)

2. Pope Benedict XVI To Be Installed On April 24, Date of Lunar Eclipse

NEWS BRIEF: "New pope to be installed on Sunday", By William J. Kole, Associated Press Writer, reprinted in Boston Globe, April 19, 2005

A quick check to a calendar reveals that Sunday to be the 24th of April. That date is a lunar eclipse, always a most important event in the heavenlies to a follower of the occult tradition. Listen to a full explanation.

"On Sunday the 24th there is a full moon in the sign of Scorpio at 6:06 am Eastern Daylight Time. There's a lunar eclipse right before that at 5:56 am EDT. Full moons and Scorpio go together like, well, gunpowder and a flaming torch. The combination of the two is intense." ("Astro-Updates Week April 18-April 24", Lipstick Mystic)

Since occultists worship the Sun, Moon, and stars, they like to plan major details of their life according to relative positions of these heavenly bodies. In NEWS2020, we noted that the funeral for John Paul II was held on April 8, which is the day the world will witness an Annular Total Eclipse of the Sun in the astrological 20th degree, Aries. Further, we noted that John Paul II was born on a Solar eclipse! Now, we realize that Pope Benedict XVI will be officially installed on a day in which a lunar eclipse occurs!

Thus, the Roman Catholic Church leadership is conducting these most important affairs of state as you would expect any good pagan to do -- by observing astrological events and occult sacred numbers. All of these factors place a very strong "Occult Signature" on the entire event -- from the death and burial of Pope John Paul II to the installation of Pope Benedict XVI.

The true nature of Roman Catholicism is again on display for the entire world to see. Unfortunately, only the discerning few will ever see the truth.

Reviewing Occult Considerations In Life, Death and Burial of Pope John Paul II

Rather than again listing all the occult sacred numbers and astrological considerations in the life, death, and burial of Pope John Paul II, we direct your attention to the following recent articles in which these considerations were noted and explained. We also explain other related occult features which stamps Roman Catholicism as the deeply Black Magick religion they truly are.

NEWS2020 -- "POPE JOHN PAUL II -- SPIRITUAL AND POLITICAL LEGACY -- Part 1 -- CURRENT EVIDENCES OF PAGANISM IN THE DEATH, BURIAL OF THIS POPE" -- Revised April 6, 2005

NEWS2023 -- "HOW MANY MOURNERS IN ST. PETER'S BASCILICA FOR THE POPE'S FUNERAL REALIZED THEY WERE MILLING ON AND AROUND THE WORLD'S LARGEST SYMBOL OF THE "GREAT SEX ACT"?

CARDINAL RATZINGER WAS THE HEAD OF THE OFFICE OF INQUISITION!

Cardinal Ratzinger was Head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, also known as the Office of Inquisition! This nefarious office was reinstated in by Pope Paul VI (1963-1978). This office directed the Inquisition, which began in 600 A.D. through approximately 1850 A.D. Tens of millions of people -- mostly Protestants -- were brutally murdered by the Office of the Inquisition.

As close as the world is to the appearance of Antichrist, we find it highly interesting that the Pope would revive the office which led the infamous Inquisitions which terrorized Europe for these many centuries. The Church of Rome has a policy regarding freedom of religion: when they are in the minority, they want freedom from persecution; when in the majority, freedom to persecute. Rome has proven over and over again by their actions, when in power ... they persecute.

This propensity to prosecute their religious enemies to a brutal death is one more illustration of the inherent paganism which beats in the heart of this beast. Nowhere in the New Testament do you find one iota of instruction that Christians are to hunt down their enemies so they can be destroyed. Our precious Savior never ordered anyone to be slaughtered for any reason, especially for hardness of heart against His message, nor for disagreeing with Him on spiritual matters. But -- and this is a very big 'but' -- pagans regularly move to slaughter their opponents, usually with great relish and hardness of heart. In such slaughters, murder is not enough; rather, before the victim dies, pagans absolutely relish inflicting maximum pain upon their victims. White and Black Magick practitioners believe that the pain inflicted before death transfers great occult power to them, so they try to draw out a person's death as long as possible, inflicting the greatest amount of pain possible before death comes. Skilled Inquisition executioners would bring a victim to the point of death many times, only to stop the torture so the victim could revive, so they could be tortured again.

Therefore, the monstrosity of the Inquisition stands before mankind as the ultimate evidence of the inherent Satanism of the Roman Catholic Church. For those who have the courage to examine this ultimate "rotten fruit", they will see the truth of the Catholic Church. And do not think Rome has changed, for the Bible tells us that a Leopard does not change its spots [Jeremiah 13:23], and Rome is always bragging that she never changes. A concrete proof of this fact is that Pope Paul VI (1963-1978) restored the Office of the Inquisition, renamed today as the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ["Lives of the Popes", by Richard P. McBrien, HarperSanFrancisco, 1997, p. 282, 354]. Pope John Paul II appointed , this Cardinal Ratzinger to this infamous Office of the Inquisition.

We cannot, for the life of us, understand why this terrible office would have been reinstated unless the Vatican knew the time of the next slaughter is drawing nigh, and wanted the machinery in place and well-oiled when it would be needed. Remember, it is the False Prophet who forces the people to take the dreaded "Mark of the Beast" (Revelation 13:16-18).

Cardinal Ratzinger is clearly the kind of man who can get Roman Catholicism ready for the coming real False Prophet. According to the prophecy of St. Malachy, the pope after Ratzinger is the last pope -- who will be the ultimate False Prophet.

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